Got to the level 4 boss of Arrange mode. I'm going to have to focus on one mode and do some level based practice. Tried level 5 in practice mode and it's comically hard.
Won't go near Normal-Maniac until I've cleared Arrange.
Tried Futari out on MAME. Seems to play pretty well as far as I could see (which was up to the level 3 boss). There's a warning about the game's timing being incorrect. Might be to do with slowdown etc. I only tried Original mode and it's been a while since I played it. I didn't let any bullet clouds build up (e.g. at the level 2 icicles) so didn't really try that out properly.
Dear oh dear. Raiden III Mikado Maniax on Steam is a stuttering mess right from the off. The steam forums abound with complaints with nothing from the devs for months.
I got a refund.
The original PC port (now unavailable on Steam) works just fine.
I'm tempted to get one of the Toaplan ports on Steam. Apparently they're pretty well done and have some useful extra features. There are like 10 in all, so which one would you recommend?
Not really a Toaplan fan. Their games are well made but very basic - very old school and can be nice to play when you fancy something not too manic but still tough (and they are very tough). I've played a few of them though - will have a look.
Their games are good but I'd be looking to have a couple of them instead of just a single game release. So when I say I'm not a fan - I mean I'm not enough of one to pay for a single game at pretty close to full price.
Outzone is fantastic. It's a vertical push scroller - if that's the correct term.
Batsugun is worth a try.
Twin Cobra is always a favourite of mine - plus Flying and Fire shark (similar games).
Outzone is fantastic. It's a vertical push scroller - if that's the correct term.
Batsugun is worth a try.
Twin Cobra is always a favourite of mine - plus Flying and Fire shark (similar games).
Another wee level 5 run of Mushi arrange. Level 5 is effing bonkers. Completely nowhere with it - my Normal-Original and v1.5 1CC routes have next to zero use! Hilarious.
Been playing a bit more of Futari. It's an odd game, bullet hell but with mad bullet speeds in stages 4 & 5, most of which can be dodged by moving left and right at the bottom of the screen. Then it's boss time and back to bullet hell.
Tried Novice which is brain dead ability level - and that's saying something coming from me. Did use a few bombs in stage 5 and would have died once at the final boss but it looks like it has an auto bomb. The Mushi and DFK novice modes are a lot harder than this.
Looks great, sounds good, and controls beautifully. But it's an odd game.